Jesus Christ are you ever 100% correct on that one. There is NO word which is inherently bad, including so-called ethnic "slurs". It is entirely in
the spirit in which something is said. If I pointed at you and angrily said "You're just a grapefruit! Who cares what a grapefruit has to say?"
that doesn't suddenly mean anyone in their right mind should start referring to grapefruit as the "G-word".

People are far too sensitive. Furthermore, for a supposedly selfish, self centered, me-first society we sure do have a lot of fools out there who trip
all over themselves trying to show how sensitive they are by not even thinking one of the "banned words", let alone speaking one of them. Try living
for one full day without a governor on your brain and mouth... it's actually pretty damn liberating and by taking all the power out of the supposed
BAD WORDS, you find them to be just what they are... words. Nothing more, nothing less.

People have been coddled to the point that they are now a bunch of whiners. And, it will only get worse.

The up and coming generation, scares the crap out of me.

Everyone gets a trophy.
Everybody wins.
Everyone is special.

If I am watching a show (which is rare, as I don't usually watch tv) and they say something that offends me, I just change the channel and watch
something that doesn't offend my 'sensibilities'.

I mean seriously, these people are watching Hell's Kitchen and they are offended by the J-word? Please.

People just want something new to bitch about.

And, you better watch it. You said the J-word. They might be coming for you. *cue scary music*

I already knew that America is so PC that sometimes I want to vomit, but then there is actually a real danger with that too.

If they start censoring (because, yes, that's what it is: Censorship) "Jesus", which was obviously not even said in a "insulting" or bad tone...then
the question is when they will start censoring (or banning) other stuff, for example:

* They could censor and ban any Vampire show and movie since it might be against someone's belief.
* They could censor and ban horror movies or start thinking twice before they air anything which could "offend" any Christians...

Because censorship and PC is something creeping, it starts on a small scale, people get "used" to the censorship and find it "normal" because they are
getting conditioned, slowly, but steadily.

It's already extreme in the states with censorship of harmless nudity and censorship of things like "Christmas" in the media or at work. Not that I am
practicing Christian, but why we in our Western world should sacrifice OUR holidays for the sake of a few muslim etc. immigrants is BEYOND ME.
Censoring "oh my XXX!" or "thank god J****!!" is just another step, but not surprising really.

Originally posted by daryllyn
And, you better watch it. You said the J-word. They might be coming for you. *cue scary music*

One fundamental human freedom is the freedom to be offended at whatever the individual finds offensive.
The problem is this concept has been bastardized to remove the onus of responsibility from the individual and shift it to the multitudes by perverting
it into "I should have freedom from being offended by anything which offends me."

Obviously common sense and common decency plays a factor here. No respectful person is going to want to walk up to a midget and say "Hey, look at
the dwarf!" That said, if somebody feels like tossing the word around, that's their perogative... just as it is the perogative of those who are
offended to take offense at it.

yeah but "thank you jesus" has become a slang in an of itself. a cliche term.
that is technically blasphemous lol.
To really be thanking jesus for any and all things, is blasphemous as if anyone should be thanked it should be god.
Jesus served only 1 purpose, and hasnt served any other since.

The very last name that Jewish studios, Jewish directors, Jewish screenwriters and Jewish actors disguised under changed names ever want to hear or
speak is Jesus Christ. And shamefully, after 5 decades of their indoctrination through speaking images speaking their satanic (adversarial) doctrines,
neither do many in our nation. We are too busy learning their Kabalah and Talmud which is preached through the same media. You are what you eat.

"I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him." John 5:43

I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are
not, but are the synagogue of Satan. Rev. 2:9

Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews,
and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. Rev. 3:9

"He exposed the synagogue of Satan (Rev. 2:9; 3:9) he denounced those who belonged to it as sons of the devil (Lucifer), whom he castigated as
the father of lies (John 8:44) and the prince of deceit (2 Cor. 11:14). He was specific in his statement that those who comprised the synagogue of
Satan were those who called themselves Jews, but were not, and did lie (Rev. 2:9; 3:9). He identified the Money-Changers (Bankers) the Scribes, and
the Pharisees as the Illuminati of his day.

I started reading the OP and couldn't work out what the 'J' word was. I had just about convinced myself it was Jew when I read it was Jesus. I
think we need to start using other phrases like, Thanks be to Odin or Zeus or my favorite, Thor.

Originally posted by MichiganSwampBuck
I should have foreseen this coming, but it really floored me. I guess I should be used to getting blindsided like this.

Last night I happened to tune into "Hell's Kitchen" (aptly named after what I saw) and caught the end of it. I usually don't like watching that
show because it gets me stressed to watch Chief Ramses being so abusive to the contestants, every other word he uses is censored because he is
swearing at everyone constantly.

Well, they pulled one woman off the show and then had another woman, who was nearly booted, make a statement. She said that she really dodged a bullet
in that round and then she looked up and said, "Thank you Baby (censor beep)."

I can usually fill the blank pretty easy with a swear word, as the censors are sure to give you the sound of the first letter of the censored word,
but this word was completely censored. Can anyone guess what the offensive word was that the producers censored? How soon before it is bad language to
say the "J" word in public?

OK, it was a personal decision by the network or the show's producers to censor such a controversial word, but I suspect that this is a rising trend
here in the U.S. if they are willing to censor it, certainly one I never expected.

I have to say this, as a personal and public statement, "Jesus" is not a bad word!

Leave it to the media to spearhead such an agenda as making something good evil and evil good.

Watch out people, very soon you will be unable to say the "J" word in public anymore.

Acts 4:10-12 tell us that salvation can only be found in the name of jesus...

i never understood the taking his name in vain thing, i mean, isn't it a form of prayer? like "jesus!(help me) i can't cook salmon, ramsay will give
me a bollocking!", or "you are so flipping annoying! jesus!(give me the strength to tolerate this imbecile so i do not hit him)"...

"you shall not take the name of the lord your god in vain, for the lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain" (deuteronomy 5:11)

taking the lord's name in vain i think would be more accurately described as using his name as justification for unholy behaviour.

saying "jesus!" or "oh my god!" out of frustration is merely a more spiritual "oh bugger i screwed up now what the hell am i gonna do?" and i reckon
it's overstepping the bounds of reason to consider it a sin to be asked forgiveness for..

I sucked on a bar of soap more than once for saying gees O Cripes. I guess my parents didn't like me saying anything even remotely similar that
could be misconstrued. I guess this has been an issue for a long long time.

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